Shader Development TD A shader development technical director is responsible for creating high-quality shaders for 3D assets that have to fit well with different lightning through post production. The role requires self-direct artistic and technical guidance, needing only initial direction from the producer. One will develop a shader using a reference given as a baseline… Continue reading Shader Dev, Creature, Pipeline TD, R&D Programmer – w8
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Prod Manager, Producer, Animator, FX TD – w7
Production manager A production manager oversees the front end of the production and makes sure it is running smooth. Their responsibilities involve hiring professionals, providing and managing equipment, managing teams schedules, taking care of deadlines, and solving problems that can appear on set. On a daily basis, they will be on set before production starts… Continue reading Prod Manager, Producer, Animator, FX TD – w7
Environment artist, Look Dev, Lightning artists – w6
Environment Artist Environment artists create 3D sets that build up a whole new ambience to the shot. Even though their work is mostly used for game design, it can also be used in visual effects movies when the surroundings are hard to be filmed in, either because it’s too expensive to rent the place or… Continue reading Environment artist, Look Dev, Lightning artists – w6
Assist TD, prod coord, modeling artist, texture artist – week 4
Assistant technical director As the name of the role says, an Assistant Technical Director assists the Technical Director. The latter writes scripts that generate effects which are going to be used in compositing, defines which software and tools are going to be used and supervises the employers to see if everything is working fine. Also,… Continue reading Assist TD, prod coord, modeling artist, texture artist – week 4
Movies Assignment – week 3
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Horror Comedy Little Shop of Horrors is an American musical directed by Frank Oz with visual effects supervised by Bran Ferren. It tells the story of a flower shop assistant that discovers a plant which feeds on human blood. The adventure begins when he keeps feeding the plant and needs… Continue reading Movies Assignment – week 3
Concept artist, Matte painter, Prep artist and Compositor – week 2/3
Concept Artist Concept artists create artwork in order to visualize the look of a scene, character or asset and to guide other artists on their roles. This happens during the pre production of the video and its goal is to set the visual tone that the video will take. Their work is based on illustrating… Continue reading Concept artist, Matte painter, Prep artist and Compositor – week 2/3
Runner, Matchmover, roto artist – week 1
Starting to work in the VFX industry can seem like a challenging thing to do. Here are three entry-level roles that can make you start in the VFX industry. Runner The best way to get a foot in the door at a VFX company without having work experience is starting off as a runner. In… Continue reading Runner, Matchmover, roto artist – week 1